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Aerial Warfare: A Very Short Introduction by Frank Ledwidge 9780198804314
RRP: £8.99£6.45Aerial warfare has dominated war-making for over 100 years, and despite regular announcements of its demise, it shows no sign of becoming obsolete. In this Very Short Introduction Frank Ledwidge offers a sweeping look at the history of aerial warfare,... -
We Landed by Moonlight: Secret Raf Landings in France 1940-1944 by Hugh Verity
RRP: £11.95£8.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780947554750Author Hugh VerityFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Secret Flotillas Vol 1: Clandestine Sea Operations to Brittany 1940-44 by Brooks Richards
RRP: £16.99£12.68As the fall of France took place, almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands. Clandestine sea transport operations provided lines of vital intelligence for wartime Britain. These "secret flotillas" landed and picked up agents in... -
The Path of the Warrior Ornate Box Set: The Art of War, The Way of the Samurai, The Book of Five Rings by Sun Tzu 9781398815438
RRP: £29.99£18.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398815438Author Sun TzuImprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng
RRP: £16.99£11.47A first-hand account of China's cultural revolution. Nien Cheng, an anglophile and fluent English-speaker who worked for Shell in Shanghai under Mao, was put under house arrest by Red Guards in 1966 and subsequently jailed. All attempts to... -
Tanks and Military Vehicles by Philip Trewhitt
RRP: £12.99£8.49From the crude, unreliable tanks that first appeared on the Western Front during World War I to today's high-tech machines, Tanks and Military Vehicles features 300 of the most important and influential tanks and AFVs from 1916 to the present day. With a... -
The Saboteur of Auschwitz: The Inspiring True Story of a British Soldier Held Prisoner in Auschwitz by Colin Rushton
RRP: £8.99£6.20For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Librarian of Auschwitz and The Choice, this is the incredible true story of a British soldier POW. In 1942, young British soldier Arthur Dodd was taken prisoner by the German Army and transported to Oswiecim... -
Paradise Lost: The Destruction of Islam's City of Tolerance by Giles Milton
RRP: £12.99£8.60On Saturday 9th September, 1922, the victorious Turkish cavalry rode into Smyrna, the richest and most cosmopolitan city in the Ottoman Empire. What happened over the next two weeks must rank as one of the most compelling human dramas of the twentieth... -
Clausewitz: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Howard
RRP: £8.99£6.45Karl von Clausewitz's study On War was described by the American strategic thinker Bernard Brodie as 'not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war'. It is hard to disagree. Even though he wrote his only major work at a time when the range... -
The History of the SAS by Chris Ryan
RRP: £12.99£8.60'Drawing on the stories of the soldiers who were there, this dramatic history of the SAS is full of bravado. Forged to fight guerrillas in the sweltering jungles of Malaya... Ryan writes with the authority of a man familiar with every nuance of the... -
Coalition Armor vs Iraqi Forces: Iraq 2003–06 by Chris McNab 9781472855749
RRP: £14.99£10.95An illustrated study of how coalition armor in Iraq in 2003-06 handled a unique multi-threat environment, from enemy armor to IEDs. On 20 March 2003, Coalition forces launched the invasion of Iraq on a massive scale. Their armored fighting vehicles... -
Nambu Pistols: Japanese military handguns 1900–45 by John Walter
RRP: £15.99£11.61This is the absorbing story of the handguns credited to Nambu Kijiro, the principal personal-defence weapons of the Imperial forces. Featuring full-color artwork and carefully chosen photographs, this book charts the origins, development, combat use,... -
Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior: England 865-1066 by Peter Dennis
RRP: £15.99£11.61In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in bloody battles across the country. Repeated Viking victories in the 9th century led to their settlement in the north of the country, but the... -
Convair B-36 Peacemaker Manual: 1948-59 (all marks and models) by David Baker
RRP: £25.00£18.62With six powerful radial engines and four turbojets paired in pods, the B-36 was the largest American aircraft to enter volume production, joining the US Air Force in 1948 as the world's first operational bomber with hemispheric range. AmericaBook... -
Wiltshire's Military Heritage by Andrew Powell-Thomas
RRP: £15.99£11.61The landlocked county of Wiltshire, characterised by its high downland and wide valleys, has a rich military history that stretches back through the centuries. Evidence of Wiltshire's military heritage can be seen throughout the county with numerous... -
Napoleon and the Struggle for Germany 2 Volume Set: The Franco-Prussian War of 1813 by Michael V. Leggiere
RRP: £30.99£25.85This is the first comprehensive history of the campaign that determined control of Germany following Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in Russia. Michael V. Leggiere reveals how, in the spring of 1813, Prussia, the weakest of the great powers, led the... -
The Complete Musashi: The Book of Five Rings and Other Works: Definitive New Translations of the Writings of Miyamoto Musashi - Japan's Greatest Samurai! by Miyamoto Musashi 9784805316160
RRP: £11.99£8.00The culmination of 25 years of research, Alex Bennett's groundbreaking English translation of Miyamoto Musashi's The Book of Five Rings reveals the true meaning of the original work. Plus, definitive translations of five more known works of Musashi! This... -
Monte Cassino by Matthew Parker
RRP: £10.99£7.4080th anniversary of the Battle of Monte CassinoThe six-month battle for Monte Cassino was Britain's bitterest and bloodiest encounter with the German army on any front in World War Two.At the beginning of 1944 Italy was the western Allies' only active... -
The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results by Stephen Bungay
RRP: £24.99£16.38The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Leadership ClassicThe surprisingly common sense approach to leading a global company, based on a theoretical framework first used by the nineteenth-century Prussian Army.For over a decade the approach known as 'mission... -
KJV, Pew Bible, Hardcover, Blue, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version by Zondervan 9780718097585
£15.35The Thomas Nelson KJV Pew Bible has long been a trusted and durable Bible for use in churches and various worship settings. This edition is published in large KJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most... -
The Wicked Queen: The Origins of the Myth of Marie-Antoinette by Chantal Thomas
RRP: £18.99£14.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780942299397Author Chantal ThomasFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm -
Berlin in the Cold War: 1959 to 1966 by Allan Hailstone
RRP: £15.99£10.85With nearly 200 unique images photographed on the streets of Berlin by the author between 1959 and 1966, Berlin in the Cold War depicts a city which demonstrated the conflict between East and West at that time like no other. The photographs throw into... -
How to Cook a Wolf by M.F.K. Fisher
RRP: £9.99£6.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911547822Author M.F.K. FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt Books -
US Navy Battleships 1886-98: The pre-dreadnoughts and monitors that fought the Spanish-American War by Brian Lane Herder
RRP: £12.99£11.01After the American Civil War, the US Navy had been allowed to decay into complete insignificance, yet the commissioning of the modern Brazilian battleship Riachuelo and poor performance against the contemporary Spanish fleet, forced the US out of its... -
Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA by Mark Urban
RRP: £12.99£8.56The SAS describes its attitude to the use of lethal force as 'Big boys' games, big boys' rules'. Anyone caught with a gun or bomb can expect to be shot. In Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA Mark Urban meticulously explores... -
The Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy by Sun Tzu
RRP: £12.99£8.60The Art of War by Sun Tzu is the best known book on military strategy ever written. Although its wisdom is ancient, its principles and advice are timeless; it remains as influential as ever in military strategy, leadership roles, business tactics, legal... -
Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy
RRP: £16.99£11.54The story of one of the most brilliant, flamboyant and historically important men who ever lived.'A superb achievement' LITERARY REVIEW'Combines scholarship with storytelling to bring the ancient world to life: in his masterly new CAESAR he shows us the... -
Plane Spotter's Guide by Tony Holmes
RRP: £7.99£5.79Aviation has revolutionised warfare over the last 100 years, and this new pocket guide gives the reader the essential details of 70 iconic aircraft, including the Sopwith Camel, the Spitfire, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the P-51 Mustang and the F-4 Phantom... -
The RAF's Road to D-Day: The Struggle to Exploit Air Superiority, 1943-1944 by Greg Baughen 9781399051804
RRP: £25.00£17.62By the summer of 1943, the Third Reich's fate seemed sealed. The combined might of Britain and the Commonwealth nations, the United States and the Soviet Union had made a Germany victory impossible. All that remained to decide was how the Allies should... -
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli 9781838573676
RRP: £8.99£5.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838573676Author Niccolo MachiavelliFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Tank Action: An Armoured Troop Commander's War 1944-45 by David Render
RRP: £10.99£7.40A gripping account of the Second World War, from the perspective of a young tank commander.In 1944, David Render was a nineteen-year-old second lieutenant fresh from Sandhurst when he was sent to France. Joining the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry five days... -
Crecy: Battle of Five Kings by Dr Michael Livingston
RRP: £20.00£14.69'Like Crecy itself, this book is a triumph and the tale it tells gives an old story new life.'- Bernard Cornwell, bestselling author of The Last Kingdom series A groundbreaking new study of the battle of Crecy, in which the outnumbered English under... -
Rise Of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
RRP: £22.00£14.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Pulitzer Prize 1980.Book InformationISBN 9780375756788Author Edmund MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 960Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA... -
The Elite Leadership Course: Life at Sandhurst by Garry McCarthy 9781526799999
RRP: £15.99£11.61This is the true story of 21 young men desperately trying to survive the most brutal leadership course of modern times. A throw back to the Highland Fieldcraft Training Centre, the revolutionary brain child of Lord Rowallan during the Second World War,... -
Seal of Honor: Operation Red Wings and the Life of Lt Michael P. Murphy, U.S. N. by Gary Williams 9781591149651
RRP: £25.95£21.04Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, commander of Navy SEAL Team 10, posthumously received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on 28 June 2005 during a fierce battle with Taliban fighters in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan. The... -
V-Bombers: Britain's Nuclear Frontline in the Cold War by Dr. Tony Redding 9781911667872
RRP: £25.00£17.62This is the story of a very British deterrent. Much has been written about the V-bombers - the Valiant, Victor and Vulcan - but virtually nothing has been said about their strategic nuclear strike role. How would Britain's small force of subsonic bombers... -
Flight Craft 23: Airbus A380 by Robert Jackson
RRP: £16.99£12.28On 27 April 2005, an aircraft lifted away from the runway of Toulouse-Blagnac Airport under the power of six massive Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbofan engines. It carried a six-man crew, it was making its first flight, and it was making history. For this... -
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
RRP: £9.99£7.11Every Thursday morning in a living room in Iran, over tea and pastries, eight women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. As they lose themselves in the worlds of Lolita, The Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice, gradually they... -
Unmanned: Drone Warfare and Global Security by Ann Rogers 9780745333342
RRP: £24.99£19.85Drones have become the controversial new weapon of choice for the US military abroad. Unmanned details the causes and deadly consequences of this terrifying new development in warfare, and explores the implications for international law and global peace... -
SAS and Special Forces Fitness Training by John 'Lofty' Wiseman
RRP: £19.99£13.74The SAS is probably the world's greatest elite military unit and its soldiers are renowned for their ability to cope when under great physical and mental stress. Now you can acquire the unique range of skills taught to members of the Special Air Service...